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Scholarships

Scholarships and other financial opportunities for students can be found here.

News & Events

Apr: The Herbarium was host to the 2016 Rare Plant Forum (RPF) and Vascular Plants Technical Committee (VPTC) on April 29-30. April 29th included a field trip to Shenk's Ferry Wildflower Preserve and Herbarium open house. The formal RPF ran from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. Following the RPF, the VPTC met to vote on the RPF species proposals and other business. 50 persons were in attendance.

Oct: The Herbarium led a tour of the flora at Goat Hill Serpentine Barrens to geologists of the 2015 Geological Society of America meeting on October 31st.

Sep: Dan Yoder (Botany '11) is featured on the front page of the September 16th's Food section of Lancaster Newspapers. Dan is growing exotic vegetables in supply of local exotic eateries and farm stands. The Lancaster Online version of this story features more photographs of Dan with his crops.

What is an Associate?

Herbarium Associates are scholars engaged in active research at the James C. Parks Herbarium on projects that advance the Herbarium mission. The Herbarium's mission is the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge about biodiversity, emphasizing plant diversity.